Allentown St. Patrick's Parade Fundraiser

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The 14th Annual Parade Fundraising event will feature the formal introduction of the 2016 King and Queen of the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade, Angela and Steve Faidley.  The Faidleys are originally from Vestal, New York and moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1986.  Married 35 years, Angela is the owner of Out of Our Minds Art Studio in Macungie and has served on the Parade Committee for the last 5 years. Steve works for Wells Fargo as a Systems Support Consultant / IT.  Their Parade ties go back to 1998 when they attended their first Coronation Ball and have had a float in the Parade since 2002. 

In addition to the King and Queen introduction, Angela, Poster Contest Chair and John Chaya, President of the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, Inc., will announce the 2016 Poster Contest winners.  The Poster contest was open to all children in grades 1st through 8th throughout the Allentown Diocese as well as public school students in the Lehigh Valley.

Christopher’s at the Columbian Home will host the fundraising event from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 21, 2016.  Doors are open to the public and tickets are $10 per person in advance and $12 at the door.  Children under 12 are free.  Tickets include select beers and soda with admission and door prizes.  Tickets can be purchased in advance by going to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com, calling 610.443.0429, or emailing stpatstickets@aol.com.  Tickets will also be available at the door.  Music by DJ John Harvey, raffles and the purchase of shamrocks for a $1 will also be a part of the event’s activities.  All guests are asked to bring a nonperishable food item to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.  Ticket and raffle proceeds will benefit the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade.

The Fundraising event is the kick off for all the 2016 Parade festivities, with the next event following on March 12, the annual West End Pub Crawl featuring eight sponsoring pubs, followed by the Coronation of the 2016 King and Queen, Steve and Angela Faidley on March 18 and the Irish Cultural Community Day being held March 19 at the Allentown Fairgrounds. 

For information on the 2016 Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade contact Jennifer Eck at 610.462.3730 or email Jennifer.m.eck@gmail.com.  For details on all Parade activities or to purchase individual event tickets go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com

Price: $10 in advance $12 at the door